Witness

Title of Film: Witness

Date: 1985
Director of Film: Peter Weir
Actors: Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Josef Sommer
Type of Film: Drama, Romance

Summary and Analysis

Rachel and Samuel who is her son, they left from their village to visit kinfolk’s house. They arrived at Philly station. While they stayed in there, Samuel saw that two guys killed someone in the restroom. John who was a detective questioned Samuel that who kill him and showed pictures. But Samuel ‘hand was toward a picture printed a face on the wall. He in the picture was McFee. He was a detective too. John talked Schaeffer about this case. But while he came home, McFee shot him. He wounded. So he went to Amish village to escape from danger. Rachel looked after him in her house. When John was fixing his car, Rachel helped him and while they were dancing, her father realized their relation and Amish people in village didn’t like them. Which day, John heard that his partner died but it was a mysterious death. His angry burst so he hit the people making a fool to Amish. This accident made that Schaeffer knew where John live. Finally John determined to find Schaeffer but they came to Amish village. Amish people helped John and John got back his city.

Relation to Case Study

This movie relate to chapter 12. A detective from America, he went to new culture’s place. So he experienced new culture. And he adapted their culture and understood their culture. They in chapter 12 felt same thing. When they came to America, they experienced new culture. So this movie showed us how to adapt new culture. He had a open mind and Amish woman helped him, so he fast adapted their culture.